diff --git a/backend/core/migration/migrator.go b/backend/core/migration/migrator.go
index f30a75b94ae..d60c9b8f970 100644
--- a/backend/core/migration/migrator.go
+++ b/backend/core/migration/migrator.go
@@ -81,12 +81,17 @@ func (m *migratorImpl) Register(scripts []plugin.MigrationScript, comment string
 	}
 }
 
+func (m *migratorImpl) Info(stage string) {
+	m.logger.Info("[%s] pending scripts: %d, executed scripts: %d, total: %d", stage, len(m.pending), len(m.executed), len(m.scripts))
+}
+
 // Execute all registered migration script in order and mark them as executed in migration_history table
 func (m *migratorImpl) Execute() errors.Error {
 	// sort the scripts by version
 	sort.Slice(m.pending, func(i, j int) bool {
 		return m.pending[i].script.Version() < m.pending[j].script.Version()
 	})
+	m.Info("Execute")
 	// execute them one by one
 	db := m.basicRes.GetDal()
 	for _, swc := range m.pending {
diff --git a/backend/server/api/api.go b/backend/server/api/api.go
index fd659627be4..7c0266b6173 100644
--- a/backend/server/api/api.go
+++ b/backend/server/api/api.go
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ func Init() {
 func CreateAndRunApiServer() {
 	// Setup and run the server
 	Init()
+	services.InitExecuteMigration()
 	router := CreateApiServer()
 	SetupApiServer(router)
 	RunApiServer(router)
diff --git a/backend/server/services/init.go b/backend/server/services/init.go
index 3a99c02e34f..e75af65bf9e 100644
--- a/backend/server/services/init.go
+++ b/backend/server/services/init.go
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ func InitResources() {
 	if err != nil {
 		panic(err)
 	}
-	logger.Info("migration initialized")
+	logger.Info("migrator has been initialized")
 	migrator.Register(migrationscripts.All(), "Framework")
 }
 
@@ -84,25 +84,19 @@ func GetMigrator() plugin.Migrator {
 	return migrator
 }
 
-// Init the services module
-// Should not be called concurrently
-func Init() {
-	InitResources()
-
-	// lock the database to avoid multiple devlake instances from sharing the same one
-	lockDatabase()
-
-	// now, load the plugins
-	errors.Must(runner.LoadPlugins(basicRes))
-
+func registerPluginsMigrationScripts() {
 	// pull migration scripts from plugins to migrator
 	for _, pluginInst := range plugin.AllPlugins() {
 		if migratable, ok := pluginInst.(plugin.PluginMigration); ok {
+			logger.Info("register plugin:%s's migrations scripts", pluginInst.Name())
 			migrator.Register(migratable.MigrationScripts(), pluginInst.Name())
 		}
 	}
+}
 
+func InitExecuteMigration() {
 	// check if there are pending migration
+	logger.Info("has pending scripts? %v, FORCE_MIGRATION: %s", migrator.HasPendingScripts(), cfg.GetBool("FORCE_MIGRATION"))
 	if migrator.HasPendingScripts() {
 		if cfg.GetBool("FORCE_MIGRATION") {
 			errors.Must(ExecuteMigration())
@@ -117,6 +111,20 @@ func Init() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Init the services module
+// Should not be called concurrently
+func Init() {
+	InitResources()
+
+	// lock the database to avoid multiple devlake instances from sharing the same one
+	lockDatabase()
+
+	// now, load the plugins
+	errors.Must(runner.LoadPlugins(basicRes))
+	logger.Info("all plugins have been loaded")
+	registerPluginsMigrationScripts()
+}
+
 var statusLock sync.Mutex
 
 // ExecuteMigration executes all pending migration scripts and initialize services module
diff --git a/backend/test/helper/client.go b/backend/test/helper/client.go
index dcc30cba291..0af014b0513 100644
--- a/backend/test/helper/client.go
+++ b/backend/test/helper/client.go
@@ -172,7 +172,9 @@ func ConnectLocalServer(t *testing.T, clientConfig *LocalClientConfig) *DevlakeC
 		cfg.Set("PLUGIN_DIR", throwawayDir)
 		cfg.Set("LOGGING_DIR", throwawayDir)
 		go func() {
-			initService.Do(func() { api.CreateAndRunApiServer() })
+			initService.Do(func() {
+				api.CreateAndRunApiServer()
+			})
 		}()
 		req, err2 := http.NewRequest(http.MethodGet, fmt.Sprintf("%s/proceed-db-migration", addr), nil)
 		require.NoError(t, err2)